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Career Planning - How Do I Decide

How Do I Decide?

image-115274-webOne outcome of new streamlined career pathways in medicine is that for junior doctors, key career decisions need to be made earlier. The information in this section is largely aimed at:

  • doctors preparing for recruitment round to specialty training;
  • doctors who are and in particular, who are considering building their medical career in Wales;
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Choosing Careers in Wales

With devolved administration, the NHS is structured slightly differently and reflects some variations to its goals for doctors and patients in Wales, including:

      • Aspirations to a consultant-led service
      • Deanery based within a University rather than an SHA, giving close links to leading edge academic and research practice
      • High response rates to GMC surveys, with accurate indications of trainee satisfaction
      • Diverse practice environments
      • Different emphasis in consultant contracts
      • Free prescriptions and parking for patients

View our DVD Medical Training and Careers in Wales (available from the Related Resources area on this page) which outlines training and lifestyle opportunities for doctors pursuing specialty training in Wales. F1 doctors also benefit from free accommodation.

 

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Changes To Plan

Few careers go completely to plan. Change is a part of life and within a career lifecycle, there will be both external and personal factors that prompt a planned or unexpected transition.

Time Out of Programme

Both Foundation and Specialty training programmes have mechanisms to consider and accommodate, where possible, legitimate requests to take time out, train flexibly or change location. The Gold Guide outlines the eligibility criteria and procedures when considering any of the following changes within a specialty training programme. It is essential to discuss plans and requirements with Educational Supervisors and Programme Directors. Go to the Specialty Training website to find criteria and procedures for:

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Recruitment to Specialty Training

image-115267-webDecisions, decisions

During the later stages of Foundation Training, a specific series of choices needs to be made, including:

  • What to do after Foundation?
  • Whether to apply for Specialty Training straight away? Or work abroad for a while? Or gain more experience then apply at a later stage?
  • Which specialty to apply for? Or how many?
  • Where do I hope to be based for an extensive period of training? Is location more important to me than specialty or vice versa?
  • On receiving offers, whether to accept or hold?
  • If no training place offered, what to do next?

It is important to do some scenario planning around these types of question at the earliest opportunity, not when you are facing a critical choice about a job offer with a tight deadline.

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Related Resources - How do I decide

This document is based on a Critical Thinking Skills Module run by Mary Morgan of Cardiff Business School and contains information on a number of proven and well-established decision-making techniques.

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